Educational appliance.



Nd. 874,152. PATENTED D330. 17, iov.

A. J. BARBER. EDUCATIONAL APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16. 1907,

in emu 925 55 ALLAN J. BABER, OF WOONSOGKET, RHODE ISLAND.

EDUCATIONAL APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters 1atent.

" Patented Dec, 17, 1907.

Application filed September 16. 1907- Serial No. 393079.

.To alt w/wm 'L-t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLAN J. BARBER, a {a In carrying out the scheme of my invention, child is supplied with thecard A and with a citizen of the United States, residing at I plurality of disks D and D greater in num- Woonsocket, 1n the county of Providence 1 oer than the sockets O in the card, and is inand State-of Rhode Island, have. invented new and useful Improvements in Educa-'.i tional Appliances, of which the-following is a specificatlon.

My invention pertains to educational appliances; and it contemplates the provision of an appliance which while simple and inex pensive, is calculated to afford amusement to children at home and. in the kindergarten andschdol and at the same time'exercise and stimulate the design-creating and color-using faculties of children.

The invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the drawmgs, accompanying and forming a part of this specification, in which:

.Fi ure L-is'a plan view of a card bearing a star ,esign and constituting one embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar vievoof a card bearing the picture of a butterfly? 3 is a similar view of a card bearing the picture of a tree branch and butterfly thereon'. Fig. 4 is a plan View of a 'card bearing a letter. Fig. 4" is an enlarged edge elevation of oneof the colored disks, removed. Fig. 5'

. is a detail section of one card. showing the preferred form of socket therein. Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating another formof socket. Fig. 7 is a view of a modification hereinafter referred to.

Referring by letter to the said drawings and more particularly to Figs. 1, 4 and 5 thereof: 's;

A is a card of pasteboard or other suitable material, bearing a star-device or design B, printed or otherwise placed thereon. In the said card are formed grou s of sockets C which are preferably carried throughout the thickness of the card, Fig. 5, and are preferably tapered downward as also shown in said Fig. 5 for a purpose hereinafter set forth.

- The said groups preferably comprise three sockets C each, arranged as shown in'Fig. 1.

D D are disks, preferably of cardboard corresponding in outline to the sockets C and bearing a certain color, red for instance, as conventionally represented in the drawing; and D D are similar disks bearing another and contrasting color, blue for inst: "106 as conventionally shown in the drawing.

sockets, and blue. colored disks D stru'cted to so place the red disks D and the blue disks D in the sockets C of the card as to obtain the ,best design and contrasting color effect. As shown in Fig. 1, the alternate groups of disks are red and blue, and consequently the desi n is 'prettily colored andvery attractive. Dy preference the up per sides only of the disks arebolo'red, and

the child. after selecting the disk it wants,

slides said disk, with the colored side up, to

the socket desired, and then presses the disk down into 'said'sooket. 'As before statedjthe sockets are preferably tapered downward. The disks D, however, are preferably of even diameter throughout their thickness, and consequently it will be apparent that when said disksare ressed down in the sockets, the disks will be firmly held in the card A without liability of casual displacement, and

It will be gathered from the fore oing that given the card A and the differently colored disks DD, a child in producing the color effect illustrated or any other color effect thata' t'jis possible to produce will be greatly entertained, and at the same time theartistic abilitv of the child will be stimulated and improved.

While I have illustrated and described disks D of'one color and disks D of another color in connection with the card A, it is obvious three or-more sets of differently colored disks may be .used in connection with the card, without involving departure from the also sockets C of even diameter throu hout, one

of which is shownin F1g. 6, may be used in lieu of thetapered sockets C, without effecting my invention. n the embodiment shown in Fig. 2, sockets C are provided in the wings of the butteryet when it is desired to remove any or all of the disks, the same may be accomplished by pressing upward'on the disks from the bot-. .tom of the card with a pencil point or the like..

scopelsof my invention as claimed. I would i I -ave it understood that when desired fly B pictured on the card A, and red colored disks D are arranged in some of the in the other sockets.

In Fig. 3, sockets C are providedin the wing of the butterfly B pictured on card A and red colored disks D are arranged in all of the said sockets.

The letter is provided on the card A shown in Fig. 4, and in the letter are formed sockets G to receive red colored disks D and blue colored disks D in the manner and for the purpose before set forth. At this point I desire to state that cards may be provided bearing pictures of objects-and words corresponding to the pictured. objects, and in the letters of the words, sockets C may be provided to receive differently colored disks 1) and l).

in the modification shown in Fi 7, a card A is provided having sockets C disposed to form an outline design, and the said design is brought out and embellishedby a child placing in the said sockets C, disks D D hearing the same or dill erent colors.

When designs such as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are employed, cards may, if deemed expedient, have the shape in outline of the desi n without ellecting my invention; and I woiild also have itundmstood that in the use of all of the embodiments of my invention any number of dillerent colors of disks may be employed.

1 would have it understood that the name disk as herein employed is intended to comprehend pieces of other shapes than circular.

.l'laving described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1'. An educational appliance comprising a card having a plurality of sockets, and a p urality' of disks, of contrasting color to the card, removably arranged in the said sockets.

2. An educational appliance comprising a card bearing on its face a pictured device and also having, in the pictured device, a plu 'rality of sockets, and. a plurality of disks, of contrasting color to the card, removably arranged in the said sockets.

3. An educational appliance comprising a card having a plurality of sockets disposed to form the outline of a device, and a plurality of disks of contrasting color to the card, re-

movably arrangedin the said sockets.

4. An educational appliance comprising a card having a plurality of sockets extending throughout the thickness thereof, and a plurality of disks, of contrasting color to the card, corresponding in thickness to the card and snugly and removably arranged in the sockets thereof.

5. An educational appliance comprising a card having a plurality of sockets extending throughout the thickness thereof, and tapered downward, and a plurality of disks, of

even diameter throughout its thickness, con trastin in color to the card and snugly and removdbly arranged in the sockets thereof.

6. An educational appliance comprising a:

card having a pictured device and also having a plurality of sockets, and a plurality of disks, of contrasting color to the card, snugly and removably arranged in the said sockets.

7. An educational appliance comprising a card havin apietured device and also hava plura ity of sockets, and a plurality of di erently colored disks, all contrasting in color to the card, snugly and removably arranged in the said sockets. In testimony whereof I, have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

. ALLAN J. BARBER.

lNitnesses:

3 CHARLES BUCKLEX,

EDGAR LSPAULDING. 

